Grace-Marie Turner discusses the health overhaul law and the impact it may have on businesses and consumers in the future. Listen now... … [Read more...] about Real Wealth Weekly: Where health care stands today
Archives for February 2012
Religious Liberty: Obamacare’s First Casualty
In this video from The Heritage Foundation, Grace-Marie Turner and others discuss the controversy over the Obama Administration's anti-conscience mandate and the fight for religious liberty. This conflict is a natural result of the centralization laid out under Obamacare and will only continue until the law is repealed in full. … [Read more...] about Religious Liberty: Obamacare’s First Casualty
Sally Pipes: Senate must say: CLASS dismissed
The House of Representatives recently voted to wipe a big part of President Barack Obama’s health care law from the books — the Community Living Assistance Service and Supports Act. CLASS would have established a federally run long-term-care insurance program. The Senate should continue the House’s work and repeal CLASS now. Otherwise this ill-conceived entitlement could devour the federal … [Read more...] about Sally Pipes: Senate must say: CLASS dismissed
Roger Bate: The hidden danger of fake and substandard medicines
Counterfeit or poorly made medicines probably kill more than 100,000 patients every year - disproportionately affecting the poor, particularly in Africa. But bad drugs are not confined to the developing world: in 2008, 149 Americans died from contaminated counterfeit heparin, a blood thinning medicine. And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on February 14th that 19 medical … [Read more...] about Roger Bate: The hidden danger of fake and substandard medicines
Bob Moffit in NEJM: The Medicare Advantage Success Story — Looking beyond the Cost Difference
Ongoing concern about the federal deficit has focused increased attention on the unsustainable trajectory of Medicare spending and the need for reform. Yet many policymakers seem to be overlooking the lessons of what may be the greatest source of innovation in care delivery in Medicare: Medicare Advantage, which subsidizes private-plan alternatives to fee-for-service Medicare. Last year, one in … [Read more...] about Bob Moffit in NEJM: The Medicare Advantage Success Story — Looking beyond the Cost Difference
Sen. Jim DeMint: Obamacare versus individual freedom
President Obama’s new mandate requiring all employers to purchase insurance coverage for their employees that includes abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and contraception is an outrage, of course. But what kind of outrage is it? Most of the public outcry has understandably centered around the mandate’s assault on religious liberty. The mandate forces every businessman or non-profit … [Read more...] about Sen. Jim DeMint: Obamacare versus individual freedom
Two Montreal cardiologists accused of taking bribes for faster treatment
MONTREAL — Two Montreal cardiologists are facing disciplinary charges over allegations of medical kickbacks, the Montreal Gazette has learned. The Quebec College of Physicians has concluded a 14-month investigation after the Gazette reported doctors at several Montreal hospitals routinely accepted bribes from patients to fast-track services to publicly funded health care. Patients told the … [Read more...] about Two Montreal cardiologists accused of taking bribes for faster treatment
America’s Healthcare Advocate
Grace-Marie discusses Why ObamaCare Is Wrong for America with host Cary Hall. Listen now... … [Read more...] about America’s Healthcare Advocate